Gunner 136443 William Friar

Courtesy Jeff Keenan

Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 56th Bty. 34th Bde.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 35
Date of death: 18th of October 1917 (Thursday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Cement House Cemetery - V. F. 2.

Family details:
Son of Joseph and Margaret Friar, of St. Helens.

Census details:
1891 - 9 year old William is living at 30 Langtree Street, Parr, St Helens with parents Joseph (55) Margaret (46) and five siblings: Ellen (21) George (19) Alice (15) Jane (11) Joseph (4) 1901 - 19 year old 'lead works labourer' William is still living at 30 Langtree Street, Parr, St Helens with parents Joseph (68) Margaret (56) and three siblings: Alice (23) Jane (21) Joseph (14) 1911 - Sees 29 year old 'General Labourer' William boarding at 64 Napier Street, St Helens with probable relatives the Friar family.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=9]Remembered On The Holy Trinity War Memorial, Parr, St Helens.[/url]

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/FriarWilliam_RFA.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/W_Friar_RFA.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Gunner William Friar at Cement House Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Joanbelge from the GWF.)[/caption]